I have a picture of a rolls-Royce Merlin (air plane engine) that had been
ventilated by a broken rod. Basically the only thing that held the front of
the block to the rear of the block was the head.
It is a sad but awesome picture
Chris
On Dec 19, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Edward Dunn <edunn@qualityfueltrailers.com>
wrote:
> I've got a couple photos of that as well. I think we would probably need a
two
> page spread if ventilated blocks were the theme...
>
> Ed Dunn
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of marty sukey
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 5:54 PM
> Cc: FOT
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Another sponsorship for Levy's next book?
>
> We could do a collage of ventilated block pictures. :)
>
> Marty
> ----------------------------------------
>> From: rkramer3@austin.rr.com
>> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:48:25 -0600
>> To: yellow04@tr4racer.com
>> CC: fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Another sponsorship for Levy's next book?
>>
>> Although I too have suffered the inevitable ventilated block I suspect
>> that our failure rate is no different than the norm for 50/60's small
>> sports
> cars.
>> Sure 911's seem more dependable but not much else. We are just more
>> humble
> and
>> self deprecating, a fine trait........
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 19, 2012, at 6:47 PM, <yellow04@tr4racer.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What I think is this. Burt is trying to find humor in the fact that
>>> we Triumph racers suffer a disproportional amount of DNF's compared
>>> to other marques. While there may be some truth to this, I do not
>>> believe perpetuating this thought in Burt's book does us any favors.
>>>
>>> We have lost some amazing wrenches recently, Jimmy Coan and Lankee
>>> F. My vote is we do something for them.
>>>
>>> Or we do a collage of Kastner Cup winners and cars.
>>>
>>> Or anything but a picture of a ventilated block, especially mine!
>>>
>>> Henry
>>> yellow04@tr4racer.com
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
>>> To: "Doug Mitchell" <dmitchel@sbcglobal.net>
>>> Cc: "fot" <fot@autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 10:56 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Another sponsorship for Levy's next book?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Burt said:
>>>
>>>> Fortunately for you (?) I'm still writing the blessed thing (full
>>>> litany of excuses available
> athttp://www.lastopenroad.com/lameexcuses1.html).
>>>> I expect to be done in the spring and have it out early summer. So
>>>> you still have plenty of time to line up your suck...er,
>>>> "participating members" and pick a theme. A shot of Henry Frye's
>>>> motor with the hole through the side at The Mitty might be nice....
>>>> Thanks for thinking of me (!!!!) and the participation by FOT is
>>>> much appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> I'm very pleasantly surprised at the commitment so far; so perhaps
>>>> we should start thinking of a theme for our "ad" if this goes forward.
>>>> Ideas? Henry, what do you think?
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